in the family way
Example Sentences
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Giovana and Yago are soon in the family way, in a story that covers many years, a bit too breezily, and many ups and downs in this couple’s growing — and entirely unexpected — family.
From Washington Post
When the call finally came, however, she had to inform the powers-that-be that she was in the family way.
From Los Angeles Times
In the 1990s and 2000s, Sweeney was a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” starred in “It’s Pat: The Movie,” appeared on TV shows such as “Frasier” and “Sex and the City,” and performed one-handers such as “God Said, ‘Ha!’” and “In the Family Way.”
From New York Times
Austen finds her “as affectionate & pleasing as ever”, but notes to her sister that “from her appearance I suspect her to be in the family way. Poor Woman!”
From The Guardian
Her 2003 “In the Family Way” delved into her decision as a single woman to adopt a child from China.
From Los Angeles Times
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